Chapter 2 Pierce Family's Mansion

"What's going on? Who are these people? Why are they here?"

The sudden turn of events shocked everyone in the hall.

Surrounded by soldiers, Tommy swallowed hard as he tried to stand up despite his trembling knees.

Before him was a burly man with a submachine gun in his arms.

"H-Hey, sir. Are you guys here to join the celebration?" Tommy warily asked, his voice cracking in fear.

Without a second thought. the burly man slapped Tommy to the ground.

"Celebrate? You've offended someone that you shouldn't have offended. I'm here to teach you a lesson!"

With a sneer, the burly man raised his right hand and commanded, "Smash this place!"

As soon as the order was placed, the soldiers immediately sprang into action.

One group shattered all the decorations that were related to the engagement ceremony, while another group beat the thugs surrounding Noah without an ounce of mercy.

In a blink of an eye, it was as though a typhoon had passed over, ravaging the hotel hall.

The thugs, who were acting so arrogantly a while ago, were now lying on the floor, groaning in pain.

"You're all a bunch of worthless trash!"

Noah let out a disdainful snort as he turned to Charlotte in his arms. "It's too chaotic here. Let's go home..."

"No!" Charlotte cried, cutting Noah off before he could finish his sentence. "Gianna, our daughter, is still locked in the Pierce family's mansion. We have to bring her back first!"

Noah narrowed his eyes at Charlotte in disbelief. "Gianna? Our daughter? You were pregnant four years ago?"

Charlotte nodded, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Yes, Noah. I found out I was pregnant two months after you left. But I couldn't find a way to reach you and tell you the news."

In that moment, Noah's heart swelled as pure joy coursed throughout his body. Although his gaze softened, there was an unmistakable determination etched on his face. "Trust me on this, Charlotte. I will bring Gianna back. But why did your grandmother lock up our daughter?" Noah couldn't help but ask.

Charlotte sank her head and let out a helpless sigh. "To force me to get engaged to Tommy."

Hearing this, Noah's hands shook as they balled into fists. His eyes turned icy as he said, "These people will regret this! Let's go! Let's bring Gianna back!"

Noah carried Charlotte in his arms and walked out of the hotel. As soon as they were outside, he hailed a taxi.

Noah looked ahead with anticipation. He wanted so badly to be reunited with Gianna, the daughter he didn't know he had.

Charlotte, on the other hand, was tightly grasping the car door handle. Only a single thought occupied her mind: bringing Gianna back home.

Whenever she looked at Noah, she felt both nervous and excited at the same time, which made her feel conflicted.

Finally, the taxi stopped in front of the Pierce family's old mansion.

With their hands clasped together, Noah and Charlotte approached the front gate.

In the living room of the old mansion, Charlotte's cousin, Kane Pierce, was sitting on the sofa.

He had a sadistic smile on his face as he watched his son bully this poor, delicate-looking girl.

Gianna, who was on the floor, sobbed endlessly. "Please don't hit me again. I didn't do anything wrong!"

A boy wearing blue pulled Gianna's hair and shouted at her, "I'm going to beat you up! My mom told me that you're a bastard without a dad. Because of that, I'll hit you however I want!"

"I have a dad! I'm not a bastard!" Gianna insisted between cries.

Kane contemptuously spat on the floor and mocked, "You don't even know what your dad looks like. How dare you say you have a dad? You're nothing but a bastard!"

"That's right! Little Bastard!" The boy laughed.

"My dad, he... he..."

Gianna tried to speak, but the sobs lodged in her throat prevented the words from coming out. All she could do was sink her head and continue crying.

Noah had left before Gianna was born. As such, she had never seen her dad.

Due to the confidential nature of Noah's identity, and in order to protect Charlotte, he had left no photos behind for Gianna to see.

As a result, Gianna, who was now four years old, had never actually seen what her father looked like.

"Why aren't you talking now? Bastard!"

The boy shoved Gianna to the ground, sporting a smug face.

This was the scene that welcomed Noah when he walked into the living room.

"How dare you bully my daughter! Do you want to die?" Noah roared as he rushed towards the boy and slapped him hard across the face.

The crisp impact resounded throughout the room, and the force behind the slap sent a bloody tooth flying out of the boy's mouth.

"Aw! My tooth!" the boy cried out in pain.

Seeing this, Kane rose to his feet and shouted in rage. "Who the hell are you? How dare you hit my son like this?"

"Your son?" Noah let out a disdainful snort and clenched his fists. With a silent intensity burning in his eyes, He began slowly approaching Kane.

"W-what are you going to do to me?" Kane exclaimed in fear.

Noah shot him a dead look, his eyes pointed at him like a rifle staring at the target it was about to slaughter.

A feeling of sheer terror coursed through Kane's veins. "I-I'm a member of the Pierce family! I..."

Before Kane could utter another word, Noah ruthlessly slapped the taste out of his mouth.

What followed was a powerful kick, sending Kane flying across the room.

"Ah!" Kane cried in pain as he crashed heavily onto the sofa. His face was disfigured in agony, and his body writhed in pain.

Charlotte, who was closely following from behind, gasped as soon as she saw all this happen.

Noah dared to hit anyone. He didn't care who it was.

Even Kane, the beloved grandson of the Pierce family's patriarch, didn't escape his rage.

Charlotte pursed her lips, unsure how to feel about this.

On one hand, she was afraid the Pierce family might launch a devastating retaliation against Noah. But on the other hand, she felt a strange admiration towards this man who fiercely defended her and her daughter.

In the past four years, she had dreamt of slapping those who had laughed at her.

"Damn you! I'll kill you today!" Kane muttered to himself as he struggled to get up from the ground, his face contorted in pure hatred.

At that moment, Noah was crouching down, comforting Gianna who seemed to be in shock.

This was the perfect opportunity to strike.

Kane's eyes lit up as he thought of a way to catch Noah off guard.

He reached for the desk lamp and silently stalked Noah from behind.

"Go to hell!"

Kane let out a maniacal laugh as he mercilessly swung the lamp at Noah.